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All things considered, it’s not much of a surprise to see the Dallas Mavericks making the NBA Finals.
Teams that are properly built and built with purpose usually find success, and that’s the case with this team.
Of course, Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have been stellar together and Jason Kidd has silenced the doubters as a coach, but the team’s success might go a little beyond that.
That’s why they didn’t hesitate to sign GM Nico Harrison to a multi-year contract extension, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report.
Dallas Mavericks have inked general manager Nico Harrison to a multi-year contract extension.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) June 4, 2024
Harrison made it to the Mavs’ GM position in the summer of 2021.
He had no experience as an executive and made it to the team after being the Vice President of North American basketball operations for Nike, so it was a rather unorthodox decision by Mark Cuban, someone who rarely takes the traditional route.
It didn’t take long before he made a splash, acquiring Kyrie Irving in a last-minute and shocking trade that would prove to be quite risky, as he could’ve walked away as a free agent.
Instead, they got him to buy in and used their first-round pick to land Dereck Lively, the big man they had been lacking since Tyson Chandler.
The Mavs rounded out their roster by moving Grant Williams shortly after signing him and getting Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington, and the rest is history, as they reached the ultimate stage in that same season.
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